diff --git a/api/openapi_server/controllers/admin_controller.py b/api/openapi_server/controllers/admin_controller.py
index 935b86b7..b70e9113 100644
--- a/api/openapi_server/controllers/admin_controller.py
+++ b/api/openapi_server/controllers/admin_controller.py
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-
 import connexion
 import jwt
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from flask import session, current_app
 
-from openapi_server.controllers import auth_controller
 from openapi_server.exceptions import AuthError
 from openapi_server.models.database import DataAccessLayer, User
 from openapi_server.repositories.user_repo import UserRepository
 from openapi_server.models.schema import user_schema
 import botocore
 
-def new_password(): 
+
+def new_password():
     """Sets new password.
      
     Removes auto generated password and replaces with 
@@ -25,29 +24,30 @@ def new_password():
     password = body['password']
     sessionId = body['sessionId']
 
-    try:        
+    try:
         secret_hash = current_app.calc_secret_hash(userId)
-    
+
         # call forgot password method
         response = current_app.boto_client.respond_to_auth_challenge(
             ClientId=current_app.config['COGNITO_CLIENT_ID'],
-            ChallengeName = 'NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED',
+            ChallengeName='NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED',
             Session=sessionId,
-            ChallengeResponses = {
-                'NEW_PASSWORD': password ,
+            ChallengeResponses={
+                'NEW_PASSWORD': password,
                 'USERNAME': userId,
                 'SECRET_HASH': secret_hash
             },
-            
         )
-    except Exception as e:  
+    except Exception as e:
         raise AuthError({"message": "failed to change password"}, 500) from e
-    
+
     access_token = response['AuthenticationResult']['AccessToken']
     refresh_token = response['AuthenticationResult']['RefreshToken']
     id_token = response['AuthenticationResult']['IdToken']
 
-    decoded_id_token = jwt.decode(id_token, algorithms=["RS256"], options={"verify_signature": False})
+    decoded_id_token = jwt.decode(id_token,
+                                  algorithms=["RS256"],
+                                  options={"verify_signature": False})
 
     try:
         with DataAccessLayer.session() as db_session:
@@ -55,21 +55,17 @@ def new_password():
             signed_in_user = user_repo.get_user(decoded_id_token['email'])
             user = user_schema.dump(signed_in_user)
     except Exception as e:
-        current_app.logger.info('Failed to retrieve user: %s from db', decoded_id_token['email'])
-        raise AuthError({
-            'code': 'database_error',
-            'message': str(e)
-        }, 401)
+        current_app.logger.info('Failed to retrieve user: %s from db',
+                                decoded_id_token['email'])
+        raise AuthError({'code': 'database_error', 'message': str(e)}, 401)
 
     session['refresh_token'] = refresh_token
     session['id_token'] = id_token
     session['username'] = decoded_id_token['email']
 
     # return user data json
-    return {
-        'token': access_token,
-        'user': user
-    }
+    return {'token': access_token, 'user': user}
+
 
 def remove_user(body: dict, removeDB: bool = True, removeCognito: bool = True):
     '''
@@ -80,12 +76,12 @@ def remove_user(body: dict, removeDB: bool = True, removeCognito: bool = True):
     {
         "email": "EMAIL_TO_REMOVE"
     }
-    Function takes removeDB and removeCognito params to specificy 
+    Function takes removeDB and removeCognito params to specificy
     where the user is removed from. By default, the user is removed from both.
     '''
     if not removeDB and not removeCognito:
         print("User was not deleted in Database nor Cognito")
-    if removeDB:   
+    if removeDB:
         with DataAccessLayer.session() as session:
             user = session.query(User).filter_by(email=body['email']).first()
             if user:
@@ -96,35 +92,27 @@ def remove_user(body: dict, removeDB: bool = True, removeCognito: bool = True):
                 session.rollback()
                 # Since we're deleting, an IntegrityError might indicate a different problem
                 # Adjust the error message accordingly
-                raise AuthError({
-                    "message": "Could not delete the user due to a database integrity constraint."
-                }, 422)
+                raise AuthError(
+                    {
+                        "message":
+                        "Could not delete the user due to a database integrity constraint."
+                    }, 422)
     if removeCognito:
         try:
-            session.commit()
-        except IntegrityError:
-            session.rollback()
-            # Since we're deleting, an IntegrityError might indicate a different problem
-            # Adjust the error message accordingly
-            raise AuthError({
-                "message": "Could not delete the user due to a database integrity constraint."
-            }, 422)
-        
-    try:
-        response = current_app.boto_client.admin_delete_user(
-            UserPoolId=current_app.config['COGNITO_USER_POOL_ID'],
-            Username=body['email']
-        )
-        return response
-    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as error:
-        match error.response['Error']['Code']:
-            case 'UserNotFoundException':
-                msg = "User not found. Could not delete user."
-                raise AuthError({"message": msg}, 400)
-            case _:
-                msg = error.response['Error']['Message']
-                raise AuthError({"message": msg}, 500)
-            
+            response = current_app.boto_client.admin_delete_user(
+                UserPoolId=current_app.config['COGNITO_USER_POOL_ID'],
+                Username=body['email'])
+            return response
+        except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as error:
+            match error.response['Error']['Code']:
+                case 'UserNotFoundException':
+                    msg = "User not found. Could not delete user."
+                    raise AuthError({"message": msg}, 400)
+                case _:
+                    msg = error.response['Error']['Message']
+                    raise AuthError({"message": msg}, 500)
+
+
 def health():
     '''
     The health check endpoint always returns a successful status code.